MetroStar News https://metrostarng.com/ Read Breaking News in Naija Today Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:07:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://metrostarng.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-metro-star-favicon-1-32x32.jpg MetroStar News https://metrostarng.com/ 32 32 123138315 Ogun PDP deputy guber candidate, Hajia Yemi Kolapo, woos indigenes in Kano for Adebutu https://metrostarng.com/ogun-pdp-deputy-guber/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:07:23 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117716 Ogun State indigenes in Kano, on Thursday, welcomed the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2027 election in the state, Hajia Yemi Kolapo, with fanfare. The scores of indigenes, who learnt that Sowunmi-Kolapo was in Kano for a programme, visited her at short notice, commending her decision to stand on what […]

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]]> 117716 Lone accident claims one on coastal road, injures 3 https://metrostarng.com/lone-accident-claims-coastal/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:38:07 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/lone-accident-claims-coastal/ ‎A ghastly lone accident on the Coastal Road inward Eko Hotel, early morning on Friday, September 2, 2026, has claimed one life, leaving three others with a varying degree of serious injuries. ‎ ‎The road crash, involving a grey Lexus Jeep 350, with registration number LSD 554 KV, according to a preliminary investigation by the […]

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]]> 117697 Benue NDC Chairman, Igbu Terhemen, dies after attack in Makurdi https://metrostarng.com/benue-ndc-chairman-igbu/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:36:36 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/benue-ndc-chairman-igbu/ The Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Fiidi Council Ward in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Igbu Terhemen, has reportedly d+ed after an alleged att@ck by unknown assailants. Terhemen was said to have left his residence on Tuesday evening to watch a local football match in the Kanshio area but did not […]

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]]> 117690 South South Reawakening Group holds Roundtable on power infrastructure https://metrostarng.com/south-south-reawakening-group/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:24:17 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117683   South South Reawakening Group holds Roundtable on power infrastructure From Eric Eweke, Niger Delta Bureau Chief The South-South Reawakening Group has held its special edition of the Roundtable Conference to commemorate Bayelsa at 30 years with the theme: “Bayelsa Power Infrastructure and its value chain objectives.” In his opening remarks, the convener, Elder Joseph […]

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]]> 117683 Imo Senate ticket: INEC report backs Okorocha, not Uzodinma, says PLF https://metrostarng.com/imo-senate-ticket-inec-report/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:34:41 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117681   The battle over the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Imo West has intensified following a Certified True Copy (CTC) of an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) monitoring report which reportedly recorded former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, as winner of the party’s May 18, 2026 primary. A statement on Wednesday by […]

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]]> 117681 Otti: Ndigbo shouldn’t fight Chinese traders https://metrostarng.com/otti-ndigbo-shouldn-fight/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:02:31 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117679   Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has urged Ndigbo to respond to the growing presence of Chinese nationals in Nigeria’s retail sector by moving beyond conventional trading and investing more aggressively in manufacturing, technology and digital commerce. Otti made the call in Umuahia during the Igbo Day lecture and dinner organised by Ohanaeze Ndigbo […]

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]]> 117679 Finally, Tinubu returns from 30-day vacation in Europe https://metrostarng.com/finally-tinubu-returns-day/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:43:56 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117673   President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos after ending his working vacation in France. The President arrived at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Tuesday, where Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other dignitaries were on hand to receive him. The President’s arrival was confirmed by the Special Assistant […]

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]]> 117673 Naira under pressure as CBN mops up cash, floats B2.5trn OMO, importers seek dollars https://metrostarng.com/naira-pressure-cbn-floats-trn/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:12:45 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117662   If you plan go change dollar for Lagos today, hold your money small, rate dey shake. I called my guy for Computer Village around 4pm today September 29. He say “Oga, dollar na 1,375 we dey buy, 1,382 we dey sell.” Yesterday same place na N1,378. For official market wey CBN dey control, na […]

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]]> 117662 Makurdi flood: 9-hour downpour submerges houses in Benue capital, residents stranded, household items destroyed https://metrostarng.com/makurdi-flood-hour-rain-benue/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:35:17 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117657 Rain wey start around 10pm Sunday for the Benue State capital, Majurdi, no gree stop till almost 7am Monday. 9 hours straight

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]]> 117657 BREAKING: Tinubu seeks fresh $1.5bn World Bank loan as Nigeria’s debt hits N166.79trn – Naira crashes to N1,382/$ (Black Market Rates Today) https://metrostarng.com/breaking-seeks-fresh-world/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:53:03 +0000 https://metrostarng.com/?p=117653   The Federal Government is seeking a fresh $1.5 billion (N2.07 trillion) loan from the World Bank as Nigeria’s total public debt hits a record N166.79 trillion, even as the Naira crashed to N1,382 per dollar in the black market on Tuesday. The fresh borrowing plan was unveiled on Monday, September 29, 2026, the same […]

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